You’ll like this folks! I’m going to
start this review with the punch line. In the vast world of
individual equipment feet to isolate individual components, the
Marigo TR Mystery Feet are plainly and clearly THE STATE OF THE ART
and the best I’ve tried in 40 years of audio experimenting. Three
Mystery Feet, put in a triangle configuration under any digital
player, particularly tube players, will free the sound of music like
no other feet ever. I had hoped that someday a manufacturer would
develop easy to set up feet, needing no adjustment whatsoever, that
when placed under gear on any shelf would isolate it from vibration
for audio perfectionists. Here they are my friends! Enjoy!

They are the most expensive feet, too,
costing $659 for a set of three. They actually look expensive too.
However, they work every bit as well in my system(s) as the more
expensive Townshend Seismic Sinks—both the older and newer versions;
which are the best platform isolation devices ever. The Marigo
Mystery Feet are set and forget. The point at the bottom of the
Marigo foot is a bit rough so I used small pucks under them so that they
would not scratch the wood shelf.

I placed the feet under the Modwright
Sony 9100 and 999 and also under the E.A.R. Acute Digital Players …all
with tubes in their outputs. WOW! The sound was mellifluous and open
with ultra low smear and ultra high precision…particularly in the
bass. The bass is tighter and more musical by a big margin over
anything like this product. It was even a tad tighter than the bass
of the Townshend. Had the same wonderful results with the Marigo
feet under the E.A.R. 912 and 834L preamps …again all tube.

I love these things as they are so very
easy to work with and require no fiddling or adjusting or anything.
They corrected and isolated with any kind of shelving you might use
under them …I tried wood, glass, Formica; the Marigos were unfazed. I
found they even improved the mids and highs where I thought no
improvement would occur. Yes they cost a lot more than Vibrapods and
all the other tweaks like these right now, but these actually work
at a level a perfectionist would require. I say it’s about time!
Someone came up with feet that do the job and require no
watchmaker’s skills to adjust.

Marigo made these for digital players,
and claim they work under everything including speakers. I didn’t go
that far. They do work exceptionally well, as good as the best
equipment isolation platforms, and one size fits all! Nice. I think
this is the best tweak Marigo has ever produced …though there are big
fans of their dots and CD tweaks around. What I most like about the
Mystery Feet is the improvement is dramatic and affects all audio
ranges, depth, soundstaging, overall definition, and musicality and
produces instantaneous improvement. No debate, no what-ifs …Marigo
has a winner here!

I am enamored with the Marigo TR Mystery
Feet and think they are a must own unless you have the ultimate,
super expensive platforms and racks in house already. If you don’t,
three of these fabulous feet under each piece of your critical gear
will take you quickly to audio heaven and maximize performance
across the board. The Marigo TR Mystery Feet are the best of class
and foolproof, too. State of the Art …it may be another 40 years
before someone bests these. Forget the recession and buy a set.
Robert H. Levi